ADR packing instruction P006
Heading in ADR: “P006 PACKING INSTRUCTION”
Articles containing dangerous goods (UN 3537-3548): drums, boxes, jerricans at PG II level, strong outer packagings or unpackaged for robust articles.
Covers UN 3537 to 3548. The articles may go in removable-head drums, boxes or removable-head jerricans meeting packing group II performance; robust articles may instead go in strong outer packagings giving protection at least equal to Chapter 6.1, or unpackaged or on pallets where the article itself protects the goods. Receptacles inside the articles must be secured so they cannot break or leak, liquids must have closures correctly oriented and pass the 6.1.5.5 internal pressure test, fragile receptacles must be properly secured, gas receptacles must meet 4.1.6 and Chapter 6.2 or give protection equivalent to P200 or P208, and articles without a receptacle must fully enclose the substance. Articles must be packed to prevent movement and inadvertent operation. Articles containing prototype lithium or sodium ion cells or batteries, or low production runs of up to 100 untested cells or batteries, face extra rules in paragraph (5).
| Value | Applies when |
|---|---|
| 100 cells or batteries | maximum production run size covered by paragraph (5) |
| Type | Code | Packing groups | Max capacity (L) | Max net mass (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| drums | 1A2, 1B2, 1N2, 1H2, 1D, 1G | II | — | — |
| boxes | 4A, 4B, 4N, 4C1, 4C2, 4D, 4F, 4G, 4H1, 4H2 | II | — | — |
| jerricans | 3A2, 3B2, 3H2 | II | — | — |
| strong outer packagings / unpackaged — inner: robust articles only | — | — | — | — |
Conditions
- (1) Removable-head drums, boxes or removable-head jerricans conforming to packing group II performance.
- (2) Robust articles: strong outer packagings, or unpackaged or on pallets where the article gives equivalent protection; may exceed 400 kg net.
- (3)(a)-(e) Internal receptacles secured against breakage and leakage; liquid closures oriented and 6.1.5.5 tested; fragile receptacles secured; gas receptacles per 4.1.6 and Chapter 6.2 or P200/P208 equivalent; articles without receptacle fully enclose the substance.
- (4) Articles packed against movement and inadvertent operation.
- (5) Prototype or low-production-run (up to 100) lithium or sodium ion cells/batteries not tested to sub-section 38.3: packagings per (1); cushioning non-combustible and electrically non-conductive, assessed to a standard recognised where the packaging is designed or made; carriage unpackaged only under competent authority conditions.
Refers to: 4.1.1; 4.1.3; 4.1.3.3; 4.1.6; 6.1.5.5; Chapter 6.1; Chapter 6.2; P200; P208; Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part III, sub-section 38.3.
Carried by 12 Table A entries
UN 3537 · UN 3538 · UN 3539 · UN 3540 · UN 3541 · UN 3542 · UN 3543 · UN 3544 · UN 3545 · UN 3546 · UN 3547 · UN 3548
Source: ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), Volume II, section 4.1.4.1, P006, page 56.
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